Chapter 5:

Sharpay walked into the school as if nothing was wrong. She hated her life. She hated her dad. She hated Gabriella. How dare she show up at the hospital with Ryan like she was wanted? She hated Troy for pretending to be her friend. She knew he really hated her and he was just stuck with her. She hated herself.

She carried herself as if nothing was wrong. She didn't spend the night at a hospital holding her mother's hand at least not as far as everyone else was concern. She was wearing a little white sundress over a pair of designer jeans and carrying a black and white prada bag. She didn't say anything when she heard the people whisper. She did care what mean remarks everyone had to make at least not today.

She reached her locker which she had especially painted pink with a gold star on it. She raised an eyebrow when she saw a rose and a not taped to her locker. She looked around to see if anyone was watching her but no one was there. Everyone went on about there business.

"Some one has a secret admirer!" Sharpay's friend Cassandra said. She had a locker right next to the ice queen. She was the only teenager girl Sharpay could relate to. They had been friends since they sat down next to each other in homeroom their freshman year.

"Yeah right!" Sharpay said looking down the hall one more time. The only people she could see were a bunch of basketball jocks and that skank cheerleader. She rolled her eyes. Zeke would have made her heart sugar cookies.

"Well, what does the note say?" Cassandra said as she opened her own locker and grabbed some books.

Sharpay shrugged as she reached up and grabbed the rose touching it for the first time. She separated the note from the rose and read it out loud:

On a cold night you don't see anyone.

In a crowded hallway you see everyone

Close your eyes you see the one you want.

Close your eyes Sharpay make a wish…

Prince Charming is right around the corner

If you don't let anyone one in…

You're not letting your wish come true.

"You going to reply" Cassandra asked as she looked at Sharpay. "Only real men do this type of thing. You'd be a fool not to."

"I don't know. I'm not in the mood to deal with men real or not." Sharpay said putting the small rose behind her ear and grabbing her books. She felt special no one had treated her like this. She wanted to go, but she didn't want to be let down. She couldn't stand being hurt again.

She walked into homeroom where she saw Ryan sitting with Troy and Gabriella. She just rolled her eyes and sat in the corner by herself. She wished that Cassandra was in her homeroom. She just started to write in her song book one day she was going to be more famous than divas like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.

She smiled to herself showing a glimpse of the real person under the façade. She wasn't as mean as people wanted her to be. She was the person who talked to Cassandra for hours on the phone and spent classes trying to find a way to sneak text her.

Sharpay only half listened to Darbus as she talked about how great the new musical was going to be. She got so excited about watching young people on stage. There was something about watching a good show as if a part of you was in that show.

She sighed as she looked across the room at the one person she hated the most. Why did he have to show up at the auditions? Why did he have to have such an amazing voice and the cutest dimples? She sighed. There was no way that Sharpay would ever have a chance with the Troy Bolton.

She wanted to cry. Why couldn't she be like Ryan? Why couldn't she have all the fun? She smiled as she felt her phone start to vibrate in her pocket.

Cass- Who do you think it is?

Shar- I dunno.

Cass- You write your reply.

Shar- Where would I put it?

Cass- I dunno. I wish I had a secret admirer.

Shar- You can have mine

Cass- LOL. Girl one day some man is going to sweep you off you feet so quickly you won't be able to protest. You'll be in love

Shar- I'm never going to fall in love

Cass- Yeah... Sharpay there is someone out there for you. His name is anonymous prince charming.

Shar- Shut up!

Cass- See you after HR.

Sharpay flipped her phone shut before Darbus could see she was even using it. She closed her eyes and thought about what she really wanted. She wanted a man who could hold her and tell her that everything was going to be alright. She needed a man who believed in love so much he could prove it existed with out a doubt. She wanted a man who respected her for who she was. She wanted a man who could be her number one fan and encourage her. She wanted someone who wouldn't cheat or beat. She wanted someone who was a good dresser and being a good kisser wasn't a bad thing. She wanted someone who it just felt right. She wanted a fairytale.

The bell rang bringing Sharpay out of her thought. She gathered up her books as she saw everyone else. She rolled her eyes as Troy walked up to her. She could even escape, why did she have to sit in the corner?

"So…"

"Don't pretend to care. Don't pretend that it didn't happen. Just do yourself a favor. Tell Darbus you quit. You don't want to work with me anyways."

"Wow… you sure know how to push people away. Tell you what. I'll see you after school in the practice room." Troy said as he handed her a sheet of paper and walked away.

She looked down. Since when did Troy Bolton write his own music? She looked down at the paper again. She was speechless there was nothing she could say and no one to say it to. She ran to her locker to see if Cassandra was there. She handed the paper to her red-head best friend.

"Forever There, a song written by Troy and Kelsie?" Cassandra asked as she handed Sharpay the song back and opened her locker.

"This day couldn't possibly get any more confu…" Sharpay stopped talking as she opened her locker and saw a teddy bear holding a box of chocolates with a dozen white roses to the side.

"Is there another note?"

"He wants me to meet him. It jokes how he's not good at being romantic."

"When?"

"Free period." Sharpay looked at her watch. "Now."

The two girls looked at each other. Cassandra raised an eye brow as she looked at the confused look on Sharpay's face. They were both thinking about the same thing. Should she go or not.